Barnie Haen bowling column: Apple Valley installing synthetic lanes

11:03 PM,
Sep. 10, 2013

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Barnie Haen

Apple Valley Lanes in Sturgeon Bay is switching from wood to synthetic lanes. Two lanes per day will be replaced, beginning Monday, Sept. 16.

Synthetic lanes are certainly no big deal outside of Door County and, in general, outside of the smaller six- and eight-lane houses across Wisconsin and around the country. Larger facilities, however, have gone to synthetic lanes to eliminate costs associated with the resurfacing required by wear and tear on wood alleys.

The same consideration was involved in the decision making process for the owners of Apple Valley. Thousands upon thousands of ...